Friday, August 23, 2013

If you enjoyed the 2010 film Kick-Ass, then you'll probably not be too disappointed with the sequel Kick-Ass 2. Jim Carrey and John Leguizamo are really good in their supporting roles, adding lots of heart to the overall story. However, let's face it, if you're a fan of the earlier movie, then Hit-Girl WAS the real star of the show. Chloe Grace Moretz reprises her wonderful "ass-kicking" role, and you can basically forget the titular star, whose name escapes me (which is about as much of an impression as he made ... again). This time two other women grab a bit of the limelight as well. Lindy Booth portrays "Night-Bitch", one of an army of superheroes inspired by the exploits of Kick-Ass himself. She is a deliciously sweet woman. Bodybuilder Olga Kurkulina is also fearsome as "Mother Russia" on the opposite side of the table as a primary villain (and the only one of note, besides the rechristened "Motherfucker" aka Red Mist). Kurkulina dolls up quite nicely in the real world, and she has been photographed in the buff, so fetish types should google those if you wanna see a different side of this bad girl (I'm not featuring those photos just so you have to do an extra bit of surfing). All three "gals" are officially inducted into the Catabombs as this weeks pick!

It’s a day later than intended, but here is the second of this
weeks promised Cold War adventures of the legendary fighter aces of WWII. The Blackhawks
travel to Morocco to help the French forces against a bandit financed by Communistsin “The Master
of Treachery” also from Blackhawk #105 (Oct. 1956); originally published
by Quality Comics, written by Dick Wood and illustrated by Dick Dillin (future Justice
League of America artist) & Chuck Cuidera. The Blackhawk
Squadron, usually just called the Blackhawks, were a small team of World
War II-era pilots of varied nationalities, each typically known under
a single name (either their given name or their surname): Blackhawk; Chop Chop;
Stanislaus; Hendrickson; Chuck; Olaf; Andre. The Catacombs acknowledges
"Comic Book Plus" as the source of this classic comic story. Note:
The copyright for this issue, its contents and artwork belongs to the original
publishers and/or the creators and is reproduced here solely for entertainment
purposes.Enjoy!

Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Today the Catacombs presents the first of two Cold War
adventures of the legendary fighter aces of WWII that will be featured this
week. A traitorous Chinese general is working for the Communists against the
Taiwanese air force in “The Red Kamakaze Terror” from Blackhawk #105 (Oct.
1956); originally published by Quality Comics and illustrated by Dick Dillin (future Justice
League of America artist)
& Chuck Cuidera. The Blackhawk Squadron, usually just called the
Blackhawks, were a small team of World War II-era pilots of
varied nationalities, each typically known under a single name (either their
given name or their surname): Blackhawk; Chop Chop; Stanislaus; Hendrickson;
Chuck; Olaf; Andre. The Catacombs acknowledges "Comic Book Plus" as
the source of this classic comic story. Note: The copyright for this
issue, its contents and artwork belongs to the original publishers and/or the
creators and is reproduced here solely for entertainment purposes.Enjoy!

Tuesday, August 13, 2013

The golden age African warrior, Voodah, from Crown
Comics was eventually changed into just another white jungle lord in a
loincloth. The reasoning behind this unfortunate transformation is now lost to
the ages, but such is life. Voodah finds himself accused of vengeful,
cold-blooded murder when he agrees to guide a rhino hunt. Two natives and a white
man meet violent death in a tale appropriately titled “Murder!” from Crown
Comics #16 (Jan.1949); originally published by McCombs Publications, written
by Ken Fitch and nicely drawn by Anthony Cataldo and Ruben Moreira. The Catacombs
acknowledges "Comic Book Plus" as the source of this classic comic
story. Note: The copyright for this issue, its contents and artwork
belongs to the original publishers and/or the creators and is reproduced here
solely for entertainment purposes.Enjoy!

Friday, August 2, 2013

Some serious family drama tail-gunned me making any additional posts this week, as my youngest daughters impending wedding went the way of the dodo, a mere month before the nuptials could actually get under way. C'est la vie!

I didn't want to skip this weeks "gal" Friday, since I always support hometown hotties and all three of my kids watched this young lady grow up on TV. Let's just say that things have changed! Mackenzie Rosman is best known for her role as Ruthie
Camden on the long-running television series 7th Heaven. Outside
of acting Rosman enjoys animals, especially horses, of which she owns many. She
is a competitive equestrian show jumper and rides in jumping
competitions using her personal horse, Mentos Junior. She is originally from my home
state, having been born in Charleston,
South Carolina; and I just love how she
won her role as “Ruthie,” by personally greeting each person in the room by a
handshake during her audition. That's so Southern! She is an active supporter of fundraising for
the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and wishes to educate the public about
the need for organ donation. Mackenzie's stepsister, Katelyn Salmont (she had also played
a recurring role on 7th Heaven), lived with Cystic fibrosis until
passing away from complications in 2008. As you can see by the photos, "Little Ruthie" is now all grown up at the age of twenty-three, having just appeared in a lingerie-clad [by the way, "WOW!"] photo spread for Maxim magazine. Check it out!

How it all began ....

In 1933, publishers at Eastern Color Press, intent to make better use of their printing equipment (which frequently sat idle between jobs), came up with the idea of printing an 8-page comic section that could be folded down from the large broadsheet to a smaller 9-inch by 12-inch format. The result was the first modern comic book. Containing reprints of newspaper comic strips, this experimental comic book titled "Funnies On Parade" was given away for free. It proved so popular that the following year Eastern published "Famous Funnies" and took the bold step of selling the comic for ten cents through chain stores. The enterprise was a smashing success and Eastern began churning out numerous reprints on a monthly basis. Other publishers, eager to get in on the profits, jumped on the bandwagon and the comic book industry was born!